Curriculum
First Year Professional Veterinary
Medical Curriculum
| Semester 1 |
L-Lab |
CH |
Semester 2 |
L-Lab |
CH |
| VIBS 910 Gross Anatomy I |
2-6 |
4 |
VIBS 912 Gross Anatomy II |
2-7 |
4 |
| VIBS 911 Microscopic Anatomy I |
2-6 |
4 |
VIBS 913 Microscopic Anatomy II |
2-6 |
4 |
| VMID 912 Clinical Correlates I |
0-2 |
1 |
VMID 913 Clinical Correlates II |
0-2 |
1 |
| VMID 981 Professional Development |
1-0 |
1 |
VTPB 911 Veterinary Microbiology |
3-2 |
4 |
| VTPB 910 Veterinary Immunology |
2-0 |
2 |
VTPP 912 Physiology II
|
5-2 |
6 |
| VTPP 910 Physiology I |
5-2 |
6 |
VIBS 926 Intro. to Public Health Concepts |
1-0 |
1 |
Second Year Professional Veterinary
Medical Curriculum
| Semester 3 |
L-Lab |
CH |
Semester 4 |
L-Lab |
CH |
| VMID 921 Clinical Correlates III |
1-2 |
2 |
VIBS 930 Public Health |
4-0 |
4 |
| VMID 950 Nutrition |
2-0 |
2 |
VMID 923 Surgery/Anesthesiology |
3-2 |
4 |
| VTPB 920 Parasitology |
3-4 |
5 |
VMID 924 Intro. to Diagnostic Imaging |
1-0 |
1 |
| VTPB 922 Pathology I |
5-2 |
6 |
VTPB 913 Infectious Diseases |
2-0 |
2 |
| VTPP 924 Pharmacology/Toxicology I |
4-2 |
5 |
VTPB 923 Pathology II |
5-2 |
6
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VTPP 925 Pharm./Toxicology II |
2-2 |
3 |
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VTPP 926 Pharm./Toxicology III |
2-2 |
3 |
Third Year Professional Veterinary
Medical Curriculum
| Semester 5 |
L-Lab |
CH |
Semester 6 |
L-Lab |
CH |
| VLCS 954 Large Animal Medicine |
5-4 |
6 |
VLCS 930 Adv. Equine Med. & Surgery |
3-0 |
3 |
| VMID 935 Surgery I |
2-4 |
3 |
VLCS 931 Adv. Ruminant Medicine and Surgery |
2-0 |
2 |
| VMID 952 Clinics I |
0-4 |
1 |
VLCS 932 Adv. Ruminant Herd Health and Production |
2-0 |
2 |
| VSCS 954 Small Animal Medicine |
5-4 |
6 |
VMID 922 Clinical Correlates IV |
1-2 |
2 |
| VSCS/VLCS 953 Clinical Skills |
0-4 |
1 |
VMID 926 Diagnostic Imaging Interp. II |
2-0 |
2
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| (Dept) 948 Elective |
1-0 |
1 |
VMID 936 Surgery II |
1-2 |
2
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| VMID 925 Diagnostic Imaging Interp. I |
2-0 |
2 |
VMID 943 Practice Management |
2-0 |
2 |
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VMID 952 Clinics I |
0-4 |
1 |
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VSCS 955 Small Animal Medicine II |
6-4 |
6 |
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VSCS/VLCS 953 Clinical Skills |
0-4 |
1 |
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(Dept.) 948 Elective |
1-0 |
1 |
Fourth Year Professional Veterinary
Medical Curriculum
The fourth-year curriculum consists of 30 weeks of basic core
rotations, 12 weeks of elective clinical rotations or career
alternative electives, 4 weeks of externship and 2 weeks of
vacation for 46 credit hours. The fourth-year curriculum allows
students to choose a species directed career, i.e., large animal,
small animal, mixed animal or an alternative career elective.
| BASIC CORE ROTATIONS* |
AVAILABLE ROTATIONS* |
| Small Animal Clinic (10 weeks) |
Small Animal Medicine |
| Small Animal Medicine and Surgery I and II |
Dermatology/Dentistry |
| Medicine 5 (Community Practice) |
Internal Medicine/Cardiology |
| Surgery 1 (General) |
Internal Medicine/Oncology |
| Small Animal Emergency/Critical Care |
Internal Medicine/Canine |
|
Internal Medicine/Feline |
| Large Animal Clinic (10 weeks) |
Community Practice |
| Food Animal Medicine and Surgery |
Neurology/Neurosurgery |
| Equine Medicine and Surgery I and II |
Small Animal Behavior |
| Field Services-General |
Zoological Medicine and Surgery |
| Large Animal Emergency/Critical Care |
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Small Animal Surgery |
| Anesthesiology (4 weeks) |
General |
| Large Animal |
Orthopedic |
| Small Animal |
Soft Tissue |
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Ophthalmology |
| Radiology (2 weeks) |
|
| Large Animal |
Large Animal Clinic |
| Small Animal |
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery |
|
Equine Medicine |
| Laboratory Services (4 weeks) |
Equine Surgery |
| Clinical Pathology/Necropsy |
Food Animal Theriogenology |
| Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology |
Equine Theriogenology |
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Food Animal Field Service |
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Equine Field Service |
|
TDCJ (Prison Rotation) |
|
Zoological Medicine and Surgery |
|
Anesthesiology |
|
Radiology |
|
Laboratory Services |
|
Alternative Career Electives on or off
Texas A&M campus |
|
Externship |
|
Vacation |
* All rotations are two weeks.